Fence



(No Model.)

G. s. OLEMENTS.

FENCE.

Patented June 22,1897.

on N??- UNITE TATES ATENT FFICE.

GEORGE S. OLEMENTS, OF CENTRE HALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 585,023, dated June 22,1897.

Application filed March 10, 1897. Serial No. 626,822. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. OLEMENrs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Centre Hall, in the county of Centre and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFences; and

' I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, 1

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fences; and its object is toprovide an improved construction of the same, by which I produce a verystrong and durable fence, not liable to be raised from the ground, andin which there will be no liability of the posts being pulled out of theground or lifted out with frost.

.The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fenceconstructed in accordance with my invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 aredetail views.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates a post securelyheld in the ground.

In front of this post is another post 2, against,

the lower end of which rests an inclined bracebar 3, the upper end ofwhich rests against the upper end of the post 1. This brace-bar 3 isalso braced by an inclined bar 4.

The numeral 5 designates wires secured to bar 2 and passing around thepost 1.

Mounted in brackets 7, passing through post 1, provided with a coiledspring 7 is a vertical rod 8, provided with a number of rollers 9,corresponding with the number of strands of the fence, to which saidstrands or horizontal wires are secured. These rollers are formed withclutches l0,whicl1 engage with corresponding stationaryclutches 12 onthe said rod, the object of which is to prevent backward turning of therollers.

The numeral 13 designates the horizontal wires or strands, which may beof any number desired, three being shown in the present instance. Thesewires are connected with vertical metal stays 14, having triangulartongues at their side edges, which are bent around said wires.

The numeral 15 designates wooden stays formed with inclined slots16,with which said wires engage. These stays alternate with the metalstays and are provided intermediate to their ends with brackets 17,provided with pulleys 18, over which passes a brace-wire 19. This wireintermediate to said stays is connected by a rod with an anchor 21,embedded in the ground, which holds the stays in position and also holdsthe fence to the ground. The brace-wire is secured in one end to aroller 23, provided with a clutch member 24, engaging with a stationaryclutch 25, similar to the rollers and clutches before described. Theobject of these rollers and clutches is to tighten the said wires.

The horizontalwires are secured at the opposite end to a rod 26,connected by rods 27 with a post 28. These rods 27 are provided withsprings 29. The post 28 is braced by vertical and inclined brace postsor bars 30, 31, and 32, and post 30 is connected with post 28 by meansof a twisted wire 34, passing around the posts.

A fence constructed as above will be found very strong and durable inuse, as the strain exerted by the wires has a tendency to hold the fenceto the ground and prevent the posts from pulling out.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is In a fence thecombination with the end posts, the brace posts and bars, and thetwisted wires connecting said posts and bars, of the spring-bracketsconnected with one of said fence-posts, the rod secured thereto, therotatable rollers having clutches, the stationary clutches, the fencewires or strands connected with said rollers, the alternate metal andWooden stays, the rod connected with the other fence-post, the springs,the brackets secured to said Wooden stays and provided with rollers, thebrace-wire passing around the same, the anchors, the rods connectedtherewith and with said brace-wires and the rods connecting saidanchor-rods and the lower fence-wire, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE S. CLEMENTS.

Witnesses:

W. F. BRADFORD, M. H. SNYDER.

